vii, 231 pages : 24 cm

This step by step, how-to book that will allow even the least gifted person to create their perfect home environment takes the fear out of decorating and allows you to achieve a beautiful home that is right for you. It addresses the big questions to determine what type of environment best fits your personality through a trademarked color test and provides step-by-step instructions that will allow you to achieve just that

Includes index

Designing the big picture -- Pay attention to what you love -- Define your style -- Define the essentials and assess your needs -- Live with what you love and get rid of the rest -- The kitchen-the heart of the home -- A room for living -- A bedroom sanctuary -- The bath-your personal best bathing beauty -- The beauty of a home office -- Laundry rooms and mudrooms -- Designed for the senses -- Scents and sensibilities -- Life in living color -- Touchable decor -- Floor plans and compositions -- The mission of composition -- Perspectives and focal points -- Designing a plan for living -- Too small? Too tall? Too many windows? -- Taking the basement to a new level -- Let there be light -- Daylight matters -- Three layers of light -- Up, down, and all around -- Walls and ceilings -- The natural path -- Something soft beneath your feet -- Decorating with fabrics -- Wonderful windows -- The art of arranging accessories

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